The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on abortion care: a time series analysis of data from Marie Stopes Nepal.

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted sexual and reproductive health and rights. Nepal implemented a nationwide lockdown in March 2020, limiting population movement and service access. The 36 clinics run by Marie Stopes Nepal (MSN) closed for varying periods at the beginning of lockdown.

Abortion education in UK medical schools: a survey of medical educators.

Aim: The 2019 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance on abortion care emphasised the importance of teaching the topic at undergraduate and postgraduate level. This study aimed to investigate the current provision of undergraduate abortion education in UK medical schools.

Methods: Relevant medical ethics and clinical leads from the 33 established UK medical schools were invited to complete surveys on the ethico-legal or clinical aspects, respectively, of their institution's abortion teaching.

A qualitative analysis of medical students' attitudes to abortion education in UK medical schools.

Background: Despite abortion being a common part of reproductive healthcare, UK undergraduate medical school abortion education varies widely. We therefore aimed to explore medical students' views on their undergraduate abortion education, including whether it prepared them to be a competent practitioner.

Methods: We conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 19 students from five UK medical schools, all of whom had received abortion teaching.

Oocyte stem cells: fact or fantasy?

For many decades, the dogma prevailed that female mammals had a finite pool of oocytes at birth and this was gradually exhausted during a lifetime of reproductive function. However, in 2004, a new era began in the field of female oogenesis. A study was published that appeared to detect oocyte-stem cells capable of generating new eggs within mouse ovaries.